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Entries by Glen Pearson from 06/2012

Why I'll Never Forget Meeting the Queen

| Posted 06.05.2012 | Canada Politics
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The train had stopped right in the middle of the road and the crowd went crazy as she emerged. To our amazement, she walked down the metal stairs and approached the crowd -- right at the spot where we stood. "Well, aren't you a fine young man," she offered graciously.

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Omar Khadr: We Let Him Down, Let's Bring Him Home

| Posted 06.21.2012 | Canada Politics
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New efforts are being made to return Omar Khadr to Canada. There had been a diplomatic agreement (not a legal one) that he would be returned, but the Canadian government has yet to respect it, despite urgings from American officials. Why the delay? As a Canadian citizen, a minor, and a child soldier, Omar Khadr deserved better from his country.

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